Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 4675)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
484365007479	1561	Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Sierra Vista Dr	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3400	646	42	15.3	95.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	645 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,528			$1,426			$9,102	60.6	55.9	1829	268
483822004267	1562	Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Fm 1777 Bulldog Blvd	Royse City	75189	Rockwall County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 636-9549	520	38	13.5	51.3%	237 (45.6%)	29 (5.6%)	231 (44.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$9,686			$715			$8,971	60.6	62.9	1461	101
480998000468	1563	Benjamin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	303 E Hayes St	Benjamin	79505	Knox County	Benjamin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 459-2231	104	17	6.1	70.2%	57 (54.8%)	1 (1.0%)	42 (40.4%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$15,490			$1,270			$14,220	60.5	45.5	2445	882
482001008148	1564	Christie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	10300 Huntington Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 633-2400	671	47	14.2	56.2%	103 (15.4%)	70 (10.4%)	408 (60.8%)	67 (10.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)	$14,016			$679			$13,337	60.5	54.1	1942	378
481830001674	1565	Cielo Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Basil Ct	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8375	283	19	14.7	59.7%	17 (6.0%)	14 (4.9%)	237 (83.7%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,492			$1,683			$11,810	60.5	84.7	591	974
484365008408	1566	Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4430 Muller Memorial Blvd	Laredo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3900	809	51	15.9	79.4%	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	795 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$9,503			$1,369			$8,134	60.5	58	1702	136
481168000666	1567	Sharp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1439 Palm Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-2930	465	28	16.6	89.0%	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	455 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,143			$1,601			$9,543	60.5	58.3	1689	122
480809012913	1568	Red Duke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11330 Magnolia Pkwy	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3400	722	44	16.2	48.3%	94 (13.0%)	248 (34.3%)	212 (29.4%)	133 (18.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)	$10,474			$316			$10,158	60.4	77.7	855	713
482604002930	1569	Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 N Beddoes	La Feria	78559	Cameron County	La Feria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 797-8490	442	28	15.6	80.8%	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,119			$870			$9,249	60.4	52.6	2032	463
481131007418	1570	Bridge City Intermediate	Public	3-5	1029 W Round Bunch Rd	Bridge City	77611	Orange County	Bridge City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 792-8800	692	42	16.5	43.5%	475 (68.6%)	11 (1.6%)	151 (21.8%)	13 (1.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.3%)	$7,444			$872			$6,572	60.4	65.7	1353	217

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on September 11, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.